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Aug 1

Aug 1 Because Hey, Since We're Making Everything Else White Again, Why Not College Too?

Today we definitely weren’t surprised by a report by the New York Times detailing Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ latest behind-the-scenes effort to make America white again.

This time, he’s reported to be allocating resources of the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division to “investigations and possible litigation related to intentional race-based discrimination in college and university admissions.”

Affirmative action policies, long opposed by foes of diversity, date back to the 1960s.

They seek to remedy the exclusion of people of color from higher education (in part due to disadvantages in segregated public school systems) and to ensure more diverse college campuses.

States like California, Florida and Michigan have seen sustained assaults on affirmative action in past decades, but the federal government has generally upheld them.

Check out the hashtag #NotYourWedge, which points out the distinguishing feature of this newest report: the Trump Administration's attempt to drive a wedge between Asian American communities and other communities of color seeking higher education.